Robbery Suspect Arrested

DIGEST

May 25, 1994|Staff Reports

MIAMI — One of two men wanted in the armed robbery of five Norwegian tourists attacked when their airport-to-hotel courtesy van was hijacked two weeks ago is in police custody, Metro-Dade police reported on Tuesday.

"There has been an arrest in the case and that is all we are saying today," said Detective Juan Del Castillo.

Further details will be released today at an 11 a.m. news conference, police said.

Police would reveal neither the arrested man's name nor whether he had been charged because it could hamper the capture of a second suspect.

On April 13, the Norwegian tourists, who has just landed at Miami International Airport, were robbed at gunpoint when two passengers on their courtesy van pulled out guns. Police called the robbery the first of its kind. The tourists were robbed of cash, travelers checks, passports and jewelry. One woman was struck in the face when she did not respond quickly enough to a robber's demand.